-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VW02Afz8lrURhry7Aa9szQdikxzyBLAslQoJjSkg89sUMITZKGwjvWWyYdiKGega mYWLenu5wgUE3dP12rHcNw== 0000947871-08-000581.txt : 20081110 0000947871-08-000581.hdr.sgml : 20081110 20081110120359 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-08-000581 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20081110 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081110 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000728612 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 424B3 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-43766 FILM NUMBER: 081174173 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10080 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126702273 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10080 424B3 1 ss50404_424b3-software.htm
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
REGISTRATION NO.  333-43766
(To Prospectus dated August 15, 2007)
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
 
 



1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts
Software HOLDRS (SM) Trust

This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated August 15, 2007 relating to the sale of up to 1,000,000,000 depositary receipts by the Software HOLDRS (SM) Trust.
 
The share amounts specified in the table in the “Highlights of Software HOLDRS” section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
 
Name of Company
 
Ticker
 
Share
Amounts
 
Primary
Trading
Market
Adobe Systems Incorporated
 
ADBE
 
13.38
 
NASDAQ
BMC Software, Inc.
 
BMC
 
7
 
NYSE
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
 
CHKP
 
6
 
NASDAQ
CA, Inc.
 
CA
 
17
 
NASDAQ
Intuit Inc.
 
INTU
 
12
 
NASDAQ
Microsoft Corporation
 
MSFT
 
30
 
NASDAQ
Nuance Communications Inc.
 
NUAN
 
0.77
 
NASDAQ
Openwave Systems Inc.
 
OPWV
 
0.67
 
NASDAQ
Oracle Corporation
 
ORCL
 
24
 
NASDAQ
SAP AG-preference shares *
 
SAP
 
16
 
NYSE
Sapient Corporation
 
SAPE
 
3
 
NASDAQ
Symantec Corporation
 
SYMC
 
7.87
 
NASDAQ
TIBCO Software Inc.
 
TIBX
 
5
 
NASDAQ
 

 
*           The preference shares of this non-U.S. company trade in the United States as American Depositary Receipts.  Please see "Risk Factors" and "United States Federal Income Tax Consequences—Special considerations with respect to underlying securities of foreign issuers" for additional factors to consider with respect to an investment in a non-U.S. company.
 
The share amounts listed in the table above reflect all previous stock splits, dividends and business combination transactions.

 

 
The date of this prospectus supplement is September 30, 2008.
 
 


GRAPHIC 2 software.jpg GRAPHIC begin 644 software.jpg M_]C_X``02D9)1@`!`0$`8`!@``#_VP!#``("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@,"`@(" M`P,#`P,#`P,$`P,#`P,#!`0$!`4$!`0%!08&!04'!P<'!P<'!P<'!P<'!P?_ MVP!#`0("`@,#`P4$!`4'!@4&!P@("`@("`@'!P<'!P<'!P<'!P<'!P<'!P<' M!P<'!P<'!P<'!P<'!P<'!P<'!P<'!P?_P``1"`!)`3<#`1$``A$!`Q$!_\0` M'0`!``$$`P$```````````````@"!08'`00)`__$`$00```&`0,!!0,&"P8' M```````!`@,$!08'$1(A"!,4(C$705$5(S(S5V$D)7%R@824E;'3U!9"4F*1 MU1@W0U9T=K3_Q``=`0$``04!`0$`````````````!P($!08(`P$)_\0`3!$` M`0,"!`,#!P8+!0<%`````0`"`P01!082(0 M&_86UA"K($9M3LB;8/-QV&D(2:UJ6ZZ:4I)*4F9[GZ$/2*&25P:QIX-:.I-@M6OZS4$U$I.#TF4ZD2XC[T9]K%("DQ4.QW&4.H5:VBH5 M>9[/$M/!]7))&:=R&:&7YF$?*7L@!W[[M][V[C-3^EO)VZK#.Q^%]_DS'SD7 M'<;MM;Z[]+.OVM^B[C63:HR;*4R6G%%5T[48GH]G<92E3[J_)R95!K*Z;P/= M1F1]ZHMBZ[&>P\G4N&MC!^4N<_J&Q?&[GM_ MM;9MKAJ%ILR_=9EHT^>'P5N?*&1XIDD2R4PSWB6H[[L"3$A.)2^XI)%NK=*3 M4:OH[#*X=EZAQ`B.GK?ICR8^,LN>9&H.<-@"L5B.8:Z@!DJ*/Z$;K=2 M!IZ7NKKD&&XKE;E6[DV/U-\NDE^/J?E:.W)3%DD:3)]I#I&DEEQ+8]MQX4M? M4TP<(9',UBQL;7'@O>JH*:I+3-&U^DW%Q>Q\5D9I2>VY$?'J6_N%HKM<$V@M MMD)+8S,MB^/J"+"M2,MIL%P;)\JOD1GZZIJ'W%PI1I2B:ZM/=QZ_=:'$[RWE M(9+=!ENKJ6VXR.$T,M9610QWU.<-Q]7Q=T\D;^Q8[%ZZ*CHY9I+:6M.Q^MX- MZ^4=O:HE=BV!.AZ4SYTJ(Y$CW>7V=G5.J-.S\=,9B(IULTGZ)?8<:Z[=4GTV M&W\2)6.Q1K0;ED30?0;D_N(/M6I<.(GMPMSB+!\KB/2+`?O!'L6VM6=:[?3; M(ZZAKJ*LL69=,S9+?F.O,K2MV0^R:"0T1EL7=$?Z1R+Q/XNUF5\6CHX::.5K MX6R7<7`W+WMMMT[H71^2LA4V-T,E1),]A:\MLT`C9H=U]:DB@^24J_Q)(_\` M4A/#3<`J+R+%5"I?$!$!%&_5_6VYTWR6%15]%6V;4NG:LC?F//MK);DA]GNR M2V1EM\T7^H@7BAQ=K/\R]?FKE'SL?N_P"B MZ-AJYK;6,E(F:/&AI3G=$;*I3"X^WDKFFR7E:=VF/%M^>^EOQ=8+(M.^T+0YG9P<=M*R3C][-4< M=CFXAV"\^A'U27CX+;6XHEDA"T>NR>1J,B&9R-QQP['*N*AJ(74U5)L+D&)S MK>2';.:YQN&M(/1NHN<`L9F?AG5X9`^IAD$T+=SM9X;<[VW!`%KD'Q-K"ZD. M)R49("*+F>:[91C.H$W!Z3%JRX=0_!BU_>/OH?DO38S3J&^*2X[FMSB74X-;BVYV&P'Q(L%?='];7=2+.QH[*C15V4.&JR:>A.J=C+CH= M;86A9.[.(<);A?$C+X;=/\ MRQGS6RCYV/W?]$]I>O'V-MG^M*_F!\_.(/F`?>/\R?-7*/G8_=_T6?6F8:C, MWN)Q:S3Y3]+<0*Z5D$U^01NU#TEU29D97`R2M45LB,S(NHW#$Y7Q MO,]75,9B>&LIH3"7:VR!Y[0.99A:#W+L<=C?=AWZ"VQO#<$@@YI-W`_6[PZ='!;-$@K4T!$!$!%0Y]6O\`,/\`@*)/)/J53/*"\T=')6>0 M\LM'-/:RKM;E51(1)CVRTH:3#\8T:W$FI]CS=X39?2]#/H/S[X45.8H<9F=@ M<,8L)DPZ,8G(]D/:"Q9SUZ7V'DNVM?H MI-?+G:?_`.S<*_:&?]S'0WXWXM>;Z/WM_P#*43?(,A?[W4^X_P!%4JO.T]Q5 MOAN%;;'O^$,_[D/CL7XM6_-]'[V_^4OHH,AW_M=3[C_26GNRYO[0[K?U_LM* MY?E^4(NXBG\'&_SFJ+_[J_\`BPK>>+WYFB_QV_\`PD4\Y,F/#CO2Y;[4:+&: M4_(DOK2VTTV@N2W''%;)2E)%N9F>Q%ZCMEK2X@`7)7-KG!H))L`HBQ,CE=I" MV?E0IMQ2Z%T$U$1<+PY1Y&>SV'%*DMR'%J[UNG;V0VMKB1OF:DJ,MC0C=IX6 M9?C#7-:^O>+WO<4[3RMT,IW(/U>GB=+@F?F"0N:YS*!AM:UC4.'._41#D1]; M?U"6,"/'B,1XD2.Q$BQ8Z(\6)&;)IIEE#:$H:::;(D(0@NA$1=/<-*>]SG%S MC+=23[Z6U M)):(D8MW9"]UI3Q:29[J(7U!AM36R".",O=Z.0]9Y#VJQK\2IJ*,R3R!@]/, M^HV'J`B,:9&/:/8A/=>;6EI]HW(YN(1Q=>+O&W+.4R1<$&9HC MIY&6_F-R6--'E.@OL^ME'H.]O#F(FGF>;]O9%&JKS976W91Q'TC:_CN#(X92C-2MS,1!5 M54M3,Z65VI[C]J'?VA4F_K_9: M)OM_Y\P<1?A&?WGIO^59_%F72G"+\RS_`.,[^&Q3V:^K;_,3_`=IQ^2/4N=' M^45]!6J4!$!%`;M1?\Q*7_U>+_\`?,'%/X1G]YZ;_E6?Q9ET;PB_,L_^,[^& MQ3U:^K;_`#$_P':>W:2KHE+J5%F5#/@9=C31;B0Y%4I MLU34R'V2?1P,N[49,HW-.VZMU?2,S'#?'V@AH,UQRTK>S?+$R5Q;M]+K>W6+ M>2;,:;BW>[WE$E=+\+*J2JP-\*S,MMS_*.SL!GJI\-II*MFBH=$PR- MM;3(6@O;:YM9UQ:Y7.V*101UDS(':HFO<&'G=H)TGIS"O(RRL5YXZJV)U':! M?MDQ'[!593=3I1<^@/,M/&9)L%JF,'-SKM`OMN3';FM` MBX61ROT1XG`YQZ#-%WN?$X M`!UB=FFY&PVOS65XL8S0RX?%3Q3-?)V@=9IU=T->VY(N!N1MS*FR.NE`2L63 MU+E]CE]1LO(CNW%/,K&Y#B34EM4F.ME*U)+8S))JWV(8?,.&.Q'"ZJC:[29X M9(P3N`7L+;D=;75_A58*2M@G(N(Y&NMXZ7`V^"A!AE5KII/)NHM'@OCU6?AO M%O.L^-9/PY.*:-AZ+);3_P!8^74^O3IL.0,I87Q!R=+4QT>&Z^UT:B6F5O:6?L9/ZRUSYKY'\X']HW^FK5;:UZY8NS'LKKJQ4M$8W)4. M4PEU9DISN$N^+AC&8GQ:X@8.QE1B.'11P%X;O%(RYW.D.[4V M)`=;8\KV5Y1Y#RI7N=%25CWR:2=GM=8?:MH%P"1U"E)@>5M9OB5-D[4=<3Y3 MCJ-Z,OKW;[+BH\A*#_O()UM7`SV,T[&9%Z#HS)F968_@U-B#6:.U;NWPSJXG7N-W-/#>QZ3':E6$9;+:G53HZT MMDI70S-*3/\`(0Y,X$Y2QK"\PSS5E'-#&ZG>`Y["T:C)$;7/6P/N*GCB?CN' M5F$Q1T]1'(\3--FNN;:)!?XA34'6J@94+ZH67^4_X"E_DGU+ZWF%"[LZX9EN M/9W<3KW&[BGAO8])CM2K",MEM;BIT=:4)4KU,TI,_P!`Y,X$Y2QK#,P3S5E' M-#&ZG>`Y["T:C)$0VYZV!]Q4\<3\=PVLPF*.GJ(Y'B5ILUUS;1(+_$+J=N/4 M*SQG`J;#*IAI4J$9]'$G)C93LN.V)N?U6VNWQWN/9<'FK MWV9\KIHPN`0V[C0UP',.'.X'B=[];W4 MPQK:V1:WS'6#3+`65NY7FE'6+0XXUX,GRDS5.-+2VZVB%%[V0I3:EER(D>7U M/8B,9>@P'$*TV@A<[TVL/O&P^*Q-?CV'T0O-,UOHO<_=%S\%"K4'MW)?0_5: M5XK+7+DH.-#O\D2DC0\X2"0N-4L&XIY25&M))<61&?$]E%ND2%AG#6UGULHT MCEYM8>H>/+FH]Q/B5JO'11'4=@YWCZ&"]SZSX<^2UGANBVHFN.6GFNL M\VV)IYPS37O&3$Q]M&YE'891Y:V(6VVS:>:O4B+?F+C%,WX?A-/\DPIK7'[0 MW8/23^D?\!\%X89E"OQ:H^5XJYS1]D[//H`_1L^)^*]*,0P>JQFIA5<:MAU\ M"&A+<&L@,]VRPA/NV274S,]U*5YE>JC$25-3+42NEE<7O=S)W*EFFIHJ>,1Q M-#&-Y`;`+8(\5[*%?:,PW+L@SBKG4&-7-Q$9QN.PN37QEO-I>3,E+-M2D^\B M4D]OO(8()J*CEFC;3L&IC"X:A)*;7'6Q'O4\<+\=PVCPJ6.IJ( MXW&8FSG6-M#1=7Q%L7XJM/=^M#+#B-Q+`_,@_83_P!561R? MDSSG_P!R/T_J+GVJ]H?[*F_W5:?U0^_E'XF>9!^PG_JKY\SLF>=#^TC_`)%O M;3'(,SR2BES'S]O$67+KAUG:G M"W=`'(`^U;'&^+5E"KM&8;EV09Q5SJ#&KFXB,XW'87)KXRWFTO)F2EFVI2?> M1*2>WWD.2>.^4\:Q/,$$U%1RS1MIV#4QA<-0DE-KCK8CWJ>.%^.X;1X5+'4U M$<;C,39SK&VAHNKN6JG:&21)+2MO8BV+\56GN_6AEAQ&XE@?F0?L)_ZJLCD_ M)GG/_N1^G]1<^TSM&3/P1C3-F(_*_!V92JR<@F5K\J737)E=RGB?7=SR_'H/ MOY0.)\WT;,&#'.V#NQE&DG8&[Y-`MSN_N^.R?-/)4??=B1<&[VULW`Z=UFK? M]7?P5KP[L_Y;D&1)R?52:2D>(3-DUSDA,R7/<0X>S$IQLS999V(NC:C\IDE/ M#W8S*O!'&,2Q/\8YDD^MJ=&7=I)(0[R7D7:UEAR:3W3I&CI>X[Q)PZCH_DF# MLZ:0[3I8P$.X;'DYU,^HC$W8SC07=Z[C)86]-Q;UJ:$B.Q M+8=BRF&9,:0VII^/(0EQMQ"BV4A:%D:5$9>I&0ZSG@CFC='(T.8X6((N"#S! M!V(4#QR/C<',)#AR(V(/H*B/G?9PE1YKV0Z8V*JQ]HCEHH3><94E]"B6DJZ: M2B-KXI2X>R3(ME$1^7F/.?`66.=U=EZ4Q/'>['46D.!!^ADOW?$!QV(%G`>3 M-.7>*+'QBFQ9FL';M+`[$$?2,Z^DMYCI?GEVFFH.IQ'7T&?:?Y2\MR2W#1E+ M$(T)0A6Z2=LFSXI\I\>3K?NW4:=R\VT\/\[9K^BH\:PNI)U-:*@1D;':\P(` MV-KO!\FY+;B[L+FO+6`GM*C#:Z`;%W8E]_9&?2.33UV!WVD@)X46JQ9*YD#- M%9/8LS`D7[,=87I9&4MEQ32E,UUBZV9I,R,T.MS#0M/3HI)F1^X<^2\0^ M)L;RPX(VX-MH9G#;PUVU[[!K02>Z+?N4K M]*<9L,/P''J"U-OY0B1W79:&NI-+E2')1L\B,R4;7>\#-)[&9;ET'2G#7+U3 M@F6Z2BJ;=JQI+@/JF1[I--^1+=6DD;$BXV4.9QQ:'$L8J*F'_P!-Q%K]0UH; M?VVN+[V.ZV&-Y6LH"("("("("("("("*G^\7KZ'\-O=^D$48^TWH9)UGQNL5 M336H64XP]*DTA3%.>#EMRFVRDP7N/U2WC9;[MW8R2:=C+99F6WY0S*,)J'=H MV\4EM5O*%N3AXVN;CK[%J&;\M'%J=O9NM+'?3?D;\VGPO86/3VKRNM](-7\1 M=XV&%997+66ZEUJ7'T[(/H:W*];B>F_3D?Y!,<6:,%J.53%M]KN\_#6!\/:H M=EROC5/_`.WDW^SWN7CH)^*N\FBUWRY4%NXDYY9)90MR&NZLIRD1DN$1N'LM MU2VN7`MRX[]"Z#%',N6:/7V9COU$<>Y_Z;'WK*_-O,M9H[026Z%\FP_ZB1ZK M+96#=DO+\A?:E9&^Y5-3'%&M,5IQV0XODHC4[)>1MU/96_%6_7T,83$N)L31 MIHX2[TO[K?8T;^/4+-X;PSE<=59,&^AG>=[7';T\BISZ<=F?$\'3XB+"8;G+ M+NESW4*D2UH)WGYG7S\A?#@E)].OH1B.,6S'B&);5$MV_9'=;[A_G=2-A67, M/P[^SQ`.^T>\[WG_`"LI)P*F%7$A,6,RV3:.[2XDME;?#8BV^(PBS:N@(@(@ M(@(@(@(@(@(@(@(@(@(@(@(M(:Z9/J9CV.5C.E5.B?D=M;IBO6'SSN-:^T;6WL'!KG&]@!>PVYG< M'XK7RT[IM!(C<=,6]Y-',_#;I==B7FVO,'`-5 M7*^NFY1D&.V5(6`9.6+2:Q5XS.U&W?VVZ>U5/Q'&6455I:9)&%G9/[(M[0.TZQV1W M[F^_7V*XYFOM'8[I@O(JS(H5SFL":;K^-0L3CRWID:5*B0V8[10ISJ4G%1WT MI2T$KDE7$R3PY'XX>,"GQ#LGQEL)'EF4@`@.))U-'E;-MM;VKVQ`X[!A_:LD M#I@?($0)():`.ZX^3NZ_7ET6,:AY+VJ-/W"K:&%`U5;OZCQ<#(:?'O`NTHW:)GX M.85.3F&3WUQ=U;%Q1KC%C.+PW>YKJNV*2]'CO6P[PT@KZ_%LM$ZGTYM=.\)S&I-VDL[)W:Z6O#B1?NAYY6N+= MWKMNJ\4QK%7Q4[Z6&1NH/[5O9:G,+0"!WM`YWL;][IOLK-E6H':;/"=()F.T M$6#E>11;@\\[['K.1$KU1'&BKE2V.Y'=I]&XAMK:;BUV MDCI:U^6RE?A#EL[C%8N]N59!:*)[Q5LJED8\;Q^(;Z>W,N MBAI&(B(5#NS9H;T&L26V^V-C_ER6[X<933M[1^MW4Z#'??[!W'^?-98+%7J` MB`B`B`B`B`B`B`B`BI4GD6WWD?3[CW!%\%I4E'U/?[%]$S3Z%]$BW+W^H(N3 M8:+CP8:+;R]$I(R2?KMT!%SW:6_.ELE&1'N>Q
-----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----